pé de valsa

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of pé (“foot”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ valsa (“waltz”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaw.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaʊ̯.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ de ˈvaw.sa/ [ˈpɛ de ˈvaʊ̯.sa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈval.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈvaɫ.sɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alsɐ, (Brazil) -awsɐ
  • Hyphenation: pé, de, val‧sa

Noun

pé de valsa m or f by sense (plural pés de valsa)

  1. (Brazil, informal) an excellent dancer

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